Youth Ministry

It might seem kind of odd to start out “Tech Week” with an article entitled “Tech Overload.” But before I dive into all the cool toys and technological wonders that we can be using in our ministry, it is important to put technology in the right context.

Do you text God? I do. I send him little 140-character-sized prayers throughout my day as things come up. Usually something like the following:

This summer our high school ministry is having games in the park followed by free soft drinks and board games at the church. It’s a great and cheap way to build community and memories.

Yesterday I shot this impromptu video with a student to put up on Facebook so students who haven’t gone could get a feel for what happens and have an invitation from one of their own.

I knew I was supposed to be a pastor at a very young age. Heck, I’m even named after a pastor...Decades before I would present my first formal sermon in front of those 8 students at the First Baptist Church of Pipe Creek, if you hit the “rewind” button about 30 years, you’d find me preaching my face off while standing in the big picture window of our living room. My mom said that I would preach powerfully as if every couch and coffee table in that room was about to gasp its last breath and sink into the eternal flames.
 

Today at summer camp, a fairly new leader approached me about not being able to connect with his guys, especially during chapel debrief times.

Here are some bullet-point words of wisdom for leaders experiencing this: